What occurs in the brain when we are deep in slumber? What are the different stages of sleep and what role do they play in learning and memory formation? What about in anxiety and pain? Do neurons and neurotransmitters also play a role? These are the questions we will tackle in this Special Feature, using…
President Cyril Ramaphosa with deputy president David Mabuza. Both minister Gwede Mantashe and minister Thulas Nxesi have been hospitalised due to Covid-19.In terms of the Constitution, the president may temporarily assign their functions to any Cabinet member.The acting minister has the same powers as the minister and can, therefore, make decisions on their behalf in…
Floating exhibit, the SAS Durban, a minesweeper belonging to the Durban (Port Natal) Maritime Museum. A minesweeper vessel belonging to the Durban Maritime Museum has partially sunk.The vessel, the SAS Durban, is a floating exhibit and had no people on board.The harbour master said the eThekwini Municipality had engaged the services of a diving company…
7 Surprising Side Effects of Not Having Sex for a While There are plenty of reasons why your sex life may be null and void recently. In the age of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, singles quarantined alone haven’t had access to those steamy hookups they once enjoyed on a regular basis. Even those…
The City of Cape Town said it can no longer force homeless people to live in shelters now that the lockdown has eased from Level 5 to 4, denying it is dumping people as it shuts down its Strandfontein camp.This after the Muizenberg Improvement District (MID) said in a press release a group of homeless people…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…